Another solution would have been to have two NA fanfests, one on the east coast and one on the west coast, but that's twice as much work so I can them not wanting to bother.

I went to two Fanfests. Missed the 2018 one because I didn't get a ticket. Gonna miss the 2023 one because I didn't get a ticket.

Selling us virtual tickets for like $20 or so to watch the events streamed would be a nice consolation prize. We can only hope